The golden age of survival horror: myth or reality? (Part 2)
If you haven’t yet read part 1 of this report, I strongly encourage you to do so in order to better understand what follows. Here we are again on our journey through…
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Bye Sweet Carole and the corruption of wonder
Two years ago, Bye Sweet Carole was unveiled. It was a game that seemed to flirt with horror and had a graphic style reminiscent of old Disney animated films such as Snow…
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The golden age of survival horror : myth or reality ? (Part 1)
Before we begin, it’s important to note that it’s always difficult to speak of the history of a genre, whatever the medium, with any certainty. On the one hand, there are the…
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Fatal Frame: when we become the directors of our own fears
Why are we afraid when we play a horror game? What is it that inspires that strange but delightful feeling of terror? A simple jumpscare at the corner of a corridor? The…
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Texa, creator of The Mute House
The Mute House is one of a number of recent horror games that proudly follow in the footsteps of the genre’s 90s tenors. With Texa, the game’s creator, we take a look…
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Game Over in horror games
Game Over is an integral part of video games. In the majority of games, it is associated, above all, with going backwards in the adventure. In horror, it’s all the more unpleasant…
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Does a good horror game have to be scary?
Introduction When it was released in 2014, it didn’t take long for the P.T. demo to break the internet. One hour of gameplay in a dingy apartment. That’s all it took for…